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DUTIES 


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CHIEF  MATRON  OF  SPECIAL  DIET  KITCHEN. 


I.  She  is  charged  with  the  prompt  and  careful  preparation  of  such 
diets  as  may  be  assigned  to  her  Kitchen  by  the  Steward. 

II.  She  shall  be  furnished  by  the  Steward,  daily,  with  a  list  (Form 
No.  4,)  of  the  diets  to  be  prepared  by  her.  Said  list  must  specify  the 
total  number  of  every  diet  to  be  prepared,  as  also  the  number  of  each 
of  these  which  is  to  be  issued  to  every  Ward. 

III.  She  will  be  prepared  to  deliver  to  the  Ward  Matrons,  Ward 
Masters  and  Nurses,  the  diets  ordered  for  their  respective  Wards,  punc- 
tually at  the  following  hours,  viz  : 


From  Anm,  to  October. 


Breakfast 
Dinner     - 
Supper     - 


6,  A.  M. 
12,  M. 
5,  P.  M. 


From  October  to  April. 


Breakfast 
Dinner     - 
Supper     • 


7,  A.  M. 
12,  M. 
4,  P.  M. 


IV.  She  will  make  a  requisition  daily  on  the  Steward  for  the  sup- 
plies requisite  to  prepare  the  diets  ordered  in  the  above  list,  will  receipt 
to  him  for  all  supplies  issued  to  her,  and  will  be  held  rigidly  responsible 
that  all  supplies  furnished  are  economically  used  and  properly  disposed  of. 

V.  She  will  report  promptly  any  failure  on  the  part  of  the  Steward 
to  furnish  such  supplies  as  are  required  to  prepare  the  diets  ordered  from 
her  Kitchen. 

VI.  She  will  conform  to  the  Diet  Table  (Form  No.  1,)  in  respect  to 
the  articles  and  quantities  composing  hei  diets.  When  any  required 
article  is  deficient,  some  other  shall  be  substituted  in  its  place,  or  the 
quantities  of  the  remaining  articles  shall  be  proportionally  augmented. 

VII.  She  will  respect  the  orders  and  instructions  of  the  Medical  Offi- 
cer supervising  her  Kitchen,  and  of  the  Steward,  and  is  charged  with 
tBe  discipline  of  her  assistant  and  all  attendants  reporting  to  her. 

VIII.  She  will  pay  no  respect  to  any  orders  for  Special  Diets  for  indef- 
inite times.  Such  special  orders  are  prohibited  for  longer  than  one  day, 
and  these  only  when  unavoidable.  All  such  orders  must  be  delivered 
to  her  in  ample  time  for  their  preparation,  and  shall  never  take  prece- 
dence of  those  required  in  the  regular  Daily  List,     i  Form  4.) 

IX.  She  will  keep  a  neat  record  of  all  public  property  in  her  charge, 
and  make  a  weekly  report  of  the  same. 


Surgeon  in  Charge. 


Burke,  Bolfcjp  &  Company,  Printers,  Macon,  Georgia. 


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